EUGENE -- The Pac-12 officially announced Thursday it will hold its football championship game at the new home of the San Francisco 49ers, Levi's Stadium, for the next three seasons -- a stadium Oregon will get a sneak peek at six weeks earlier.

Instead of playing the title game at the home stadium of one of the championship game teams -- as the Pac-12 had done the past three seasons, including the inaugural 2011 game at Autzen Stadium -- the move keeps the title game between the North and South division winners in one spot through 2016.

It's a place Oregon will be familiar with should it play in its second Pac-12 championship game, because UO plays California on Friday, Oct. 24 at Levi's Stadium, in the first college game at the site, rather than at the Golden Bears' Memorial Stadium in Berkeley. According to Cal, the game will be broadcast on either ESPN or Fox.

The Pac-12 title game will be held Friday, Dec. 5. Tickets go on sale for season ticket-holders of each Pac-12 school May 19 at 10 a.m. Everyone else can buy title-game tickets beginning May 23 at 10 a.m. at pac-12.com/tickets. The title game will be broadcast on Fox.

The $1.2 billion Levi's Stadium holds 68,500 and will host the annual Fight Hunger Bowl as well as Super Bowl L in 2016.